Everyone complaining about the direction Zelda is going should play Spirit Tracks, because they obviously haven't.
Not saying Nintendo will necessarily take cues from all the great stuff they did with that game, but it sure renewed my hope in the series after the mediocre and unoriginal Twilight Princess and the flat-out boring Phantom Hourglass.
Let's see here now about Spirit Tracks...
-Actually challenging combat, featuring intense and varied boss fights
-Very clever dungeon design despite the crappy Phantom Hourglass engine
-A good story with memorable characters and villains who actually do something
-Great music with memorable melodies
-Lots of cool minigames, sidequests and diversions, exploration is rewarded
-Challenging optional dungeon with unique "superboss"
This stuff is all that I want Zelda to do in future games.
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